Anchor for cakes of soap.



No. 843,830. PATENTED FEB. 5, 1907. J. G. DROUGHT.

ANCHOR FOR CAKES OF SOAP.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 2'], 1905.

@f a ymww m (ZZZZys UNITED, STATES PATIENT OFFICE.

JAMES c. DRoUGHnoF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. A

ANCHOR FOR CAKES 0F SOAP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 27, 1905. Serial No. 252,213-

, Patented Feb. 5, 1907.

ment in Anchors for Cakes of Soap; an I declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same,'such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates in general to toilet soap, and more articularly to cakes of soa WhlOll are pr'ovi ed with means for suspen ing the same from a support when notin use.

The expense of providing lavatorieswith toilet soap, es ecially those of hotels and other public p aces, is greatly increased by the number of cakes which are carried away by unscru ulous persons and also by the waste resu ting .from careless users leaving the soap in the water. Such unnecessary expense may be avoided by roviding lavatories with soap-holders-suc for instance, as covered by United States Letters Patent No. 594,086, dated November 23, 1897.

The primary object of 'my invention is to provide an attachment for cakes of soap which may be securely anchored in the soap and by which the soap may be attached to'a holder, such as covered by the United States patent referred to, or maybe suspended upon a hook or other support.

A further obj ect of my invention is to provide an anchor for cakes of soap around which the soap may bemolded when in a lastic condition and which when the soap has hardened will aflord a secure means for supporting the same.

A still further object of my invention is to provide an anchor for cakes of soap which will be simple in construction, inexpensive in manufacture, and efficient in use.

The embodiments in which I have -disclosed my invention may be generally described as com rising a supportin -eye and a corru ated bo y portion ada te to be inserte in a cake of soap an havin holes through which the soap extends, t ereby firmly uniting the soap to the anchor.

My invention will be more fully described hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which the same is illustrated as embodied in several convenient and practical forms, and in'wlnch-.

Figure 1 is a central sectional view through a cake of soap, showing my improved anchor attached thereto; Fig. 2, an elevational view ofa modified form of anchor; Fi 3, a sec tional view on line 3 3, Fig. 2; an Fig. 4, an elevational view of another modification.

' Reference-letter A indicates a cake of toilet soap which is shown as provided with an anchor B, composed of corrugated wire.

The anchor B comprises two portions B and B adapted to be surrounded by the soap when in a plastic condition, so that the soap will be firmly secured thereto when it has hardened. An eye I) is formed at the upper end of the anchor and projects outside of the cake of soap and affords means for securing the soap to aholder or for suspending the same,from a hook. The corrugations of the two portions B and B of the anchor are so arranged with respect to each other as to form holes 2), b and 6 between the same, throu h which the soap passes when plastic, and t ereby firmly secures the soap to the anchor.

In Figs. 2 and 3 I have shown a modified embodiment of my invention in which the anchor is formed of a corrugated plate C. An eye 0 is adapted to project .out of the cake of soap to afford means for suspending the same, while the corrugated body portion is adapted to be embedded in the soap. .The soap when plastic is readily molded around the anchor, so that portions thereof extend within the corrugations and also through holes 0, c and 0 thereby securely uniting the soap to the anchor.

In Fig. 4 I have illustrated still another form of my invention in which the corrugated plate D is rovided, having transverse corrugations in t e body portion thereof and any suitable material-such, forinstance, as

cast or sheet metal. Corrugated stiff paper or other fabric may also be used as the material of which the anchor is made.

From the foregoing description it will be observed that I have invented an improved anchor for toilet soap which is simple and inexpensive in construction, which may be rigidly attached to the soap, and which affords a convenient means for suspending the soap, and thereby obviating unnecessary waste thereof.

Having 110w fully described my invention,

tions being so arranged as to form holes between the same through which the soap eX- tends thereby firmly uniting the soap to the anchor.

5 In. testimony whereof I sign this specifica- What I claim is new, and desire to secure by tion in the presence of two witnesses;

Letters Patent, is

A Wire anchor for a cake of soap compris ing an eye for supporting the soap and two corrugated portions adapted to be embedded in the soap, the corrugations in said two por- JAMES G. DROUGHT.

V Witnesses: o

Gno. L. WILKINSON.

O. A. MULLEN. 

